难
nán
Pinyin

Definition

难
 - 
nán
  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good
难
 - 
nàn
  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

困难
kùn nan
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 challenging
  3. 3 straitened circumstances
  4. 4 difficult situation
难
nán
  1. 1 difficult (to...)
  2. 2 problem
  3. 3 difficulty
  4. 4 difficult
  5. 5 not good
难以
nán yǐ
  1. 1 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
难受
nán shòu
  1. 1 to feel unwell
  2. 2 to suffer pain
  3. 3 to be difficult to bear
难得
nán dé
  1. 1 seldom
  2. 2 rare
  3. 3 hard to come by
难过
nán guò
  1. 1 to feel sad
  2. 2 to feel unwell
  3. 3 (of life) to be difficult
难道
nán dào
  1. 1 don't tell me ...
  2. 2 could it be that...?
患难
huàn nàn
  1. 1 trials and tribulations
灾难
zāi nàn
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 catastrophe
为难
wéi nán
  1. 1 to feel embarrassed or awkward
  2. 2 to make things difficult (for someone)
  3. 3 to find things difficult (to do or manage)
磨难
mó nàn
  1. 1 a torment
  2. 2 a trial
  3. 3 tribulation
  4. 4 a cross (to bear)
  5. 5 well-tried
艰难
jiān nán
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 challenging
苦难
kǔ nàn
  1. 1 suffering
难免
nán miǎn
  1. 1 hard to avoid
  2. 2 difficult to escape from
  3. 3 will inevitably
难吃
nán chī
  1. 1 unpalatable
难堪
nán kān
  1. 1 hard to take
  2. 2 embarrassed
难度
nán dù
  1. 1 trouble
  2. 2 problem
难得一见
nán dé yī jiàn
  1. 1 rarely seen
难忘
nán wàng
  1. 1 unforgettable
难怪
nán guài
  1. 1 (it's) no wonder (that...)
  2. 2 (it's) not surprising (that)

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
  1. 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is helpless alone
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
介于两难
jiè yú liǎng nán
  1. 1 to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
劫数难逃
jié shù nán táo
  1. 1 Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
勉为其难
miǎn wéi qí nán
  1. 1 to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth reluctantly
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
千载难逢
qiān zǎi nán féng
  1. 1 extremely rare (idiom)
  2. 2 once in a blue moon
千金难买
qiān jīn nán mǎi
  1. 1 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
可共患难
kě gòng huàn nàn
  1. 1 to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
  1. 1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
  2. 2 skinflint
  3. 3 miserly
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
  1. 1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there's no place like home
在所难免
zài suǒ nán miǎn
  1. 1 to be unavoidable (idiom)
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
多难兴邦
duō nàn xīng bāng
  1. 1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
天下无难事，只怕有心人
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
  1. 1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
  2. 2 intolerable behavior

Sample Sentences

老实说，我觉得这个提案很难执行。
lǎoshíshuō ，wǒ juéde zhège tíàn hěn nán zhíxíng 。
Honestly speaking, I think it’s hard to proceed with your proposal.
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生产有一定的标准流程，赶货的话，我们很难为质量把关啊。
shēngchǎn yǒu yīdìng de biāozhǔn liúchéng ，gǎn huò dehuà ，wǒmen hěn nán wèi zhìliàng bǎguān a 。
The production has a standard process, it will be hard to make sure the quality if we do it in a hurry.
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产量高，生产难免会出错。你们怎么控制品质呢？
chǎnliàng gāo ，shēngchǎn nánmiǎn huì chūcuò 。nǐmen zěnme kòngzhì pǐnzhì ne ？
With high output, errors will inevitably occur in production. How do you control quality?
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王总，您难得来上海，明天我带您去一些景区逛逛吧？
Wáng zǒng ，nín nándé lái Shànghǎi ，míngtiān wǒ dài nín qù yīxiē jǐngqū guàngguang ba ？
Mr. Wang, you seldom have such opportunity to come to Shanghai, Shall I take you to pay a visit to some scenic areas?
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难怪怪不得早早就当上主管。
nánguài guàibude zǎozǎo jiù dāngshang zhǔguǎn 。
No wonder he got promoted to a manager.
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他比你还用功，难怪能考第一名！
tā bǐ nǐ hái yònggōng ，nánguài néng kǎo dìyī míng ！
He’s more hardworking than you, no wonder he came in first!
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心口不一的女生很难懂。
xīnkǒubùyī de nǚshēng hěn nándǒng 。
Girls who don’t say what they mean are hard to understand.
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他说话有口无心，别难过。
tā shuōhuà yǒukǒuwúxīn ，bié nánguò 。
He talks without thinking first. Don’t be sad.
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爱情很难天长地久。
àiqíng hěn nán tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
It's difficult to have an everlasting relationship.
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温差如此大，液态水自然难以留住。
wēnchā rúcǐ dà ，yètàishuǐ zìrán nányǐ liúzhù 。
By how dramatically the temperature would drop, it is hard to remain liquid water.
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